Episodes
The Creature
January 30, 1955
A scientist searches for the Yeti in a Himalayan fastness, and is soon at odds with an adventurer who wants to find the Creature for less exalted reasons.
Candida
February 20, 1955
The idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
The Merchant of Venice
March 13, 1955
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
The Merchant of Venice/II
March 17, 1955
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
Midsummer Fire
April 17, 1955
It Could Happen Only in Paris
May 1, 1955
Romeo and Juliet
May 22, 1955
In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry.
The Legend of Pepito
June 5, 1955
Holiday for Simon
June 12, 1955
The Powder Magazine
August 14, 1955
A Life in the Sun
August 28, 1955
The Scarlet Pimpernel
September 18, 1955
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
The Makepeace Story #1: The Ruthless Destiny
October 16, 1955
The Makepeace Story #2: A New Generation
October 23, 1955
The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business
October 30, 1955
Idiot's Delight
November 20, 1955
A group of disparate travelers are caught are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
The Devil Came from Dublin
December 11, 1955
The Devil's General
December 18, 1955
A veteran hero of the German army finds himself at odds with the Nazi regime.
